harakiri

Meaning of harakiri

noun
  1. Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the Samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.
  2. Suicide or any suicidal action.
  3. (by extension) An act against one's own interests.

Information about harakiri

Hyphenation of harakiri

harakiri

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • harakiri is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

harakiri synonyms

Meaning hara-kiri:

harikari

Meaning :

seppuku

Anagrams of harakiri

harikari

Words that rhyme with harakiri

Kiri, kiri, bacbakiri

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